In addition to handguns and handcuff, a growing number of law enforcement agencies nationwide have added body cameras to the list of standard issue equipment for their officers. Since many cameras started recording over the last few years, the public has been able to see what happened during some heated and controversial encounters. Some of the most recent cases in…
Alabama was among a handful of states (and Puerto Rico) receiving a grade of “F” from the March of Dimes. See the Alabama report card HERE. Of the counties that had the largest number of births, Montgomery County was one of four getting an “F” grade. it had the highest percentage of premature births. The March of Dimes reports: “Premature…
Ransomware: it is information superhighway robbery and it could lead cyber criminals to a computer near you. According to the FBI, the number of ransomware attacks is up 300% from 2015. It’s a global problem local Montgomery County officials are very familiar with following an attack on the county’s computer database last month. That attack, which encrypted the county’s data,…
Montgomery County Sheriff Derrick Cunningham says he’ll help pay for your college education if you join his department. “When you look at us in law enforcement times have really changed in order to get to these ranks such as assistant chief deputy. major and captain you know now you have to have a degree.” says Cunningham.That’s what prompted him to start…
Montgomery County Sheriffs Office say a black male was shot off Highway 331 in Snowdoun. They say the man suffered life-threatening injuries. Police have a suspect in custody. Police have yet to release the names of the victim or suspect. Check back with Alabama News Network for more in this ongoing investigation. Categories: Crime, Montgomery Metro Tags: Montgomery County, sheriffs…
On August 24, the Bureau of Investigations responded to 4301 Hartford Street on an Incendiary, W-3 structure fire. It was determined the structure had been vacant for approximately one year. Several interviews were conducted on scene and follow-up field interviews were conducted regarding the incident. Multiple witnesses were interviewed and provided a description of a black male, with short hair…
Superintendent Margaret Allen met at the “Bus Barn” on Troy highway this morning to conduct bus inspections before school starts on Monday. “We’re running close to 300 buses. About 260 will be on the road come Wednesday morning and there’s just a lot to be done with them to make sure that they’re safe for our students and for our…
Fifty-Five Alabamians have died in fires so far in 2016, continuing the state’s reputation as one of the worst in the nation. The latest death came in Montgomery County when a 17-year-old boy was critically injured last week. He died Tuesday as a result of his injuries at a Birmingham hospital. The fire happened in a house in the 36-hundred block…
On Monday, June 13, Montgomery Police Department responded to the 900 block of Pebblebrook on a call of a possible sex abuse. After further investigation, Detarrio Chappell was identified as the suspect. He was taken into custody and charged with four counts of sodomy 1st and four counts of Sex Abuse of a child less than 12 years of age….
Above I-59 heading into Birmingham, Late 1970’s (Tim Lennox photo) The American Lung Association has issued an annual report on the air quality above America. In Alabama only a handful of counties have measuring equipment. Those include Montgomery and Elmore Counties, which earned a grade of “A”. Two North Alabama Counties—Jefferson and Madison—received an “F” grade. One key finding: “The…
